Patents by Inventor Satosi Maekawa

Satosi Maekawa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4860767
    Abstract: A toilet bowl with a health testing system of the present invention is characterized by comprising a portion for sampling specimens which is formed in an excreta-receiving portion of the toilet bowl, a test vessel which communicates with the sampling portion, to which a supply portion for supplying reagents or samples is connected and in which a sensor for detecting the condition of the specimen received in the vessel is provided, the sensor being connected to a conversion unit which codes the information obtained in the sensor and to which a comparison output unit for comparing the coded information supplied from the conversion unit with coded data and outputting the results of comparison is connected. Therefore, this toilet bowl system allows for automated sampling of urine and feces specimens from person's excreta on a daily basis so as to enable the automated assay of the specimens and diagnosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1989
    Assignee: Maekawa Seisakujo Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Satosi Maekawa